“His camp is very great” (Joel 2:11)

God is a man of war. That’s good to know, because life on Earth is a battle.
All the forces of Heaven are at His disposal, legions of angels wait for His command. At His door, cherubim and seraphim listen for His call. Watchers and holy ones, principalities and powers, are all attentive to His will. If our eyes were not blinded by the flesh, we would see horses and chariots of fire round about the Lord's beloved.
 
The powers of nature are all subject to the absolute control of the Creator: stormy winds and tempest, lightning and rain, and snow, and hail, all come and go at His decree. Outer space is His camping ground, light is His banner, and flame His sword. When He goes to war, famine ravages the land, pestilence smites the nations, hurricane sweeps the sea, tornado shakes the mountains, and earthquake makes the world to tremble.

All living creatures are subject to His will, from the great fish which swallowed Jonah to the locusts that plagued Egypt, for His camp is very great. My soul, see to it that you are at peace with the God of creation, even better, be one of His soldiers, for to war against Him is madness, and to serve Him is glory.

Jesus, Immanuel, God with us, is ready to receive recruits for the army of the Lord: if I’m not already enlisted, let me go to Him before I sleep, and beg to be accepted through His blood; and if I am already, as I hope I am, a soldier of the cross, let me be of good courage; for the enemy is powerless compared with my Lord, whose camp is very great.